coffyn

== English == === Noun === coffyn (plural coffyns) Archaic form of coffin. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === cofyn, cophyn, coffin, cofin, cophin, chofyn === Etymology === From Old Northern French cofin, from Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos). Doublet of cofre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔfin/, /kɔˈfiːn/ === Noun === coffyn (plural coffyns) basket (woven container) box, container coffer, strongbox pie casing ==== Descendants ==== English: coffin Scots: coffin ==== References ==== “cofī̆n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.